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Oklahoma City University

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southwest·okcu.edu
6-yr Graduation
65%
+11.5pp vs Doctoral/Professional
Total enrollment
2,966
peer median 3,144
Avg net price
$22,857
-$605 vs Doctoral/Professional
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
2,124
2,124 candidates competed
Admitted
1,636
77.0% acceptance rate
Enrolled
335
20.5% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
65%+11.5pp vs Doctoral/Professional
4-year graduation
57%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
65%
Full-time retention
84%

Pell equity

7.7pp gap
Pell recipients
59%50 of 85
Non-Pell (all)
67%192 of 288
Subsidized loan, no Pell
62%77 of 125
No Federal Aid
71%115 of 163

Non-Pell students graduate at a 7.7-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 56 Title IV programs, 13 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 43 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
56
Passing
13
23.2% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

56programs
  • Passing13 · 23.2%
  • No Data43 · 76.8%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
2
Watch
0
Safe
11
No data
43

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

13
Dance
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+3.4%
$34,105 vs $32,989
Music
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+8.0%
$35,621 vs $32,989
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+25.9%
$41,540 vs $32,989
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+37.0%
$45,199 vs $32,989
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Bachelor Degree · Education
+37.1%
$45,219 vs $32,989
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
+37.6%
$57,456 vs $41,770
Music
Master's Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+43.9%
$49,533 vs $34,423
Law
First Professional Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
+47.2%
$74,062 vs $50,308

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Dance
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+3.4%
+$1,116

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

12
Law
First Professional Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
184%
$136,203 debt · $74,062 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
101%
$141,881 debt · $140,279 earn
Music
Master's Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
82%
$40,670 debt · $49,533 earn
Dance
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
74%
$25,148 debt · $34,105 earn
Music
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
72%
$25,654 debt · $35,621 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
70%
$88,833 debt · $126,859 earn
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
65%
$27,000 debt · $41,540 earn
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
62%
$35,782 debt · $57,456 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1951Next review Aug 2032

Programmatic accreditations · 11

Action history · 18

  1. Nov 2025Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation Removed
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapist
  2. Aug 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (CLNUR) - Clinical Doctorate
  3. Aug 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
  4. Aug 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (MNUR) - Master's program
  5. Apr 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapist

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$15,187
$30–48k$18,079
$48–75k$20,511
$75–110k$26,803
$110k+$29,358

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$22,857
-$604vs Doctoral/Professional median $23,462
Federal loans
44.9%
In-state tuition
$35,648
Out-of-state
$35,648

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 469 students received $2.6M in Pell grants, alongside $40.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
469
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.6M
$2,555,289 total
Direct Loans
$40.9M
2,403 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.3M
473 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.9M
595 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$14.0M
625 loan awards
Parent PLUS$8.0M
307 loan awards
Grad PLUS$13.7M
403 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 668 borrowers who entered repayment, 9 (1.3%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.3%
-1.0pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
668
Defaulted
9
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
4.0%
2017
3.8%
2018
2.6%
2019
1.3%
2020*
0.1%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Oklahoma City

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs81
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

820 total completions
01Health Professions
22127.0%
02Legal Professions
14818.0%
03Visual/Performing Arts
13416.3%
04Computer Sciences
9812.0%
05Business
9611.7%
06Psychology
394.8%
07Multi/Interdisciplinary
313.8%
08Education
192.3%
09Parks/Recreation
192.3%
10Social Sciences
151.8%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
2,966
12-mo unduplicated
3,519
Undergraduate
1,678
Graduate
1,841

Gender split

Men
37%1,305
Women
63%2,214

Race / ethnicity composition

White
60.9%
Hispanic
13.2%
Two or more
8.8%
Black
6.1%
Non-resident
5.0%
Asian
2.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
2.1%
Unknown
1.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
310
142 M · 168 W
Women athletes
54.2%
Athletic aid
$13.1M
Total student aid
Budget
$26.4M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$6.8M
$5.4M
Recruiting expense
$31K
$2K
Head-coach salaries
$52K
$49K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 10

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
45 M · 42 W
$5.4M
Soccer
29 M · 22 W
$2.1M
Wrestling
25 M · 18 W
$2.0M
Other Sports
— · 40 W
$3.5M
Baseball
31 M · —
$1.1M
Basketball
13 M · 14 W
$1.6M

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
8.69
24 offenses · 2,763 students

3-year trend

5.492 yrs ago9.021 yr ago8.69Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
61
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
8
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Fondling
8
Burglary
7
Rape
4
Motor vehicle theft
4
Aggravated assault
1

By location

24total
  • On campus23
  • Public property1

Includes 19 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
2
Dating violence
0
Stalking
2 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs05
Liquor010

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 5 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
11.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
189

Oklahoma City vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Oklahoma City selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectOklahoma City University
65%—2,966$22,857Doctoral/Professional
Texas Wesleyan University
32%69.2%2,487$24,066Doctoral/Professional
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
49%95.8%3,321$26,106Doctoral/Professional
Our Lady of the Lake University
46%65.8%1,968$16,442Doctoral/Professional
University of St Thomas
69%89.9%4,301$19,359Doctoral/Professional
Dallas Baptist University
58%88.8%4,124$28,516Doctoral/Professional
Peer group median53%88.8%3,144$23,462

Institutions like Oklahoma City

Explore the federal data for institutions in Oklahoma City's comparison group.

IPEDS

Oklahoma City Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Team
1 member
  • Mark McClendon
    Director for Assessment and Institutional Research

Frequently asked questions about Oklahoma City University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Oklahoma City.

What is the graduation rate at Oklahoma City University?

Oklahoma City University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 65% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Oklahoma City University?

Oklahoma City University reports a total enrollment of 2,966 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Oklahoma City University?

The average net price at Oklahoma City University is $22,857 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Oklahoma City University?

Oklahoma City University's yield rate is 20.5%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Oklahoma City University located?

Oklahoma City University is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73106-1402.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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